Does a Relationship Exist Between Fetal Hiccups and Computerised Cardiotocography Parameters?

Does a Relationship Exist Between Fetal Hiccups and Computerised Cardiotocography Parameters?

BACKGROUND: The physiological function of fetal hiccups and its correlation with fetal well-being is unexplored. No previous study examines the correlation between the maternal perception of the fetal hiccups and the antepartum cardiotocography.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the correlation between the fetal hiccups and antepartum computerised cardiotocography parameters, in nonlaboring term singleton pregnancies.

Inclusion Criteria:

• physiological nonlaboring term singleton pregnancies

Exclusion Criteria:

• . Gestations complicated by fetal malformations, stillbirth, preterm deliveries or patients with missing data were excluded.